Karen — who has been dating Dean since last year — said she was not shocked by
the news. She said: “Piers spoke to me later and asked, ‘How do you feel
about this?’ and I said, ‘Look Piers, we have all dabbled!’ They were 16 and
17 and it was innocent — so much so I don’t think it needs to be discussed a
lot more.”

She added: “Hands up if you haven’t dabbled.”

Karen also said relations between her and fellow Dancing On Ice judge Jason
Gardiner were still frosty after they fell out on the show.

She told ITV’s This Morning: “He pushes my button and you either accept his
insult or you say, ‘No, I’m not having that’.

“But he doesn’t shut up though, does he? When I try to speak sometimes, he
can’t help himself.”

Karen also revealed that the show’s four remaining contestants were having a
tough time preparing for the semi-finals this weekend.